Smart WordPress
by ggriesser · Performance
Optimize the caching behavior of your Website the easy way and reload pages only if something has been changed.
41 health vs 71 average across 425 Performance plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.28, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3269 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
21
now · peak 57
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,375 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-17 30+ → 20+ down after 10 days in band
- 2026-02-07 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-06 30+ → 20+ down after 18 days in band
- 2026-01-19 20+ → 30+ up after 296 days in band
- 2025-03-29 30+ → 20+ down after 19 days in band
- 2025-03-10 20+ → 30+ up after 55 days in band
- 2025-01-14 30+ → 20+ down after 8 days in band
- 2025-01-06 20+ → 30+ up after 72 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Cache control by Cacholong 500+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
LH Add Headers 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
WP Super Cache 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Breeze Cache 400K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Cache Enabler 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/smart-wp" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Smart WordPress — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Smart WordPress: 20+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/smart-wp